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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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